defense secretary chuck hagel called egypt's military chief to inform him that the united states is going to hold off on sending four f-16 fighter jets to cairo. >> this comes weeks after they overthrew the first democratically elected president. the people of egypt should rally in support now of the military. >> this is significant. this is a military man in uniform. not a civilian interim president. fighting between pro and anti-muslim brotherhood factions continue on the streets of cairo. >> at least nine people have been killed. many were hurt. reza is live in cairo. it seems like the call of desperation that could mean for violence. what are we seeing? >> reporter: the streets are pretty calm now. is it going to stay that way with the call for mass demonstrations? it's not clear. these are pretty dramatic statements by head of the general armed forces. if anyone had any doubts that forces were playing a powerful role in domestic politics in this conflict, these statements by the general could clear up some of those doubts because the armed forces has openly injected itself in this co